A French Ghost. There is a ghost in Calais, or rank sorcery, or wicked powers of some sort working. In that town dwells a certain Topham, who keeps a factory. In front of the factory
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Gateshead, Tyne and Wear (1963)
Gateshead Family May Call in Medium. Ghost of Bronte Street makes four quit home. A “poltergeist” has forced a widow and her three children to quit their home in Bronte Street, Gateshead. The Coulthard family
Continue ReadingLeicestershire (1679)
Narrative of a Trial for Witchcraft, from some family papers. In the year of our Lord 1679, I, being one of his majesty’s justices of the peace, was present at the assizes, held according to
Continue ReadingGladsmuir, East Lothian (1888)
“Witchcraft” in East Lothian. The good folks at the farm steading and in the vicinity of Southfield, Gladsmuir, are being very much exercised int their minds just now about a little girl named Annie Nisbet.
Continue ReadingPoplar, London (1818)
Extraordinary Ghost. A respectable lady, named Jervis, residing in Regent’s-street, Poplar, applied to Mr Bennett, the sitting Magistrate, on Thursday last, for advice how to act under the following ludicrous circumstances: She stated, that she
Continue ReadingKennington, South London (1818)
A Ghost. The inhabitants of Kennington Cross have, within these few days back, been much alarmed by the report of a Ghost haunting a house occupied by a Widow Lady, of the name of Robbins,
Continue ReadingCuneo, Piedmont, Italy (1879)
A Haunted House. The Roman correspondent of Saunders writes:- There is, it is said, a haunted house at Cuneo, at least so says the Gazette of Turin. Like in most Italian houses, there are many
Continue ReadingSheffield, South Yorkshire (1881)
“Spirit-rapper” in Sheffield. Extraordinary Scene. In this practical age it is the custom to pooh-pooh ghosts and spirit-rappers, but certain residents in Johnson’s yard, Pearl street, off Sheffield moor, are becoming convinced, like Hamlet, that
Continue ReadingCoventry, West Midlands (1968)
Ghost gets the blame for a blaze. Paul Connew. Barbara Mills knew who to blame when a mystery fire broke out in her kitchen… a mischief-making ghost. Today, 37-year-old Barbara hopes to get rid of
Continue ReadingGamlingay, Cambridgeshire (1891)
A Genuine Haunted House. Mr John Sarll, of the Cock Inn, has lately had two cottages near the church made into one, and a family of 10, including father and mother, grown up sons and
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